Program Calendar for the
2008-2009 School Year
August 18-19
 New Staff Orientation    
August 20
 Teachers Return  
August 21-25
 Pre Service Trainings  
August 26-August 29
Teachers perform Home Visits Pre –Service Trainings Cont’d.
  
September 1
Labor Day-Program Closed  
September 2
Parent Orientation
New Parents: 9:00am
Returning Parents: 1:00pm
 
September 3
 1st Day of Classes  
September 10
 Class Committee Elections  
September 15
 Parent Policy Committee Meeting  
September 18
 Volunteer Training  
September 26
Professional Development Day
(School closed for students)
BLOCK OUT DAY		  
October 1-9
 Vision Screening
  
October 8
 Class Committee Meeting  
October 16
 Grandparents/Caregivers Support Group Meeting Kick Off  
October 17
 Professional Development Day
(School closed for students)
BLOCK OUT DAY

  
October 17

45 day benchmark
Health & Developmental 
Screenings completed

  
October 20
 Parent Policy Committee (Elections)  
October 21
Health Services Advisory Meeting  
October 24-28
 Class Portraits
  
November 5-8, 2008
 NAEYC Conference (Dallas, TX)  
November 6
 Parent Expo/Fall Assembly  
November 14
 CC.Net Fall Assessment Due
  
November 14

Professional Development Day
(School closed for students)
BLOCK OUT DAY

  
November 17-21
 Parent Conferences  
November 17
Parent Policy Committee
Installation/Board Meeting
 
November 27-28
 Thanksgiving-Program Closed  
December 1
 90 day benchmark
FPA’s completed

  
December 10
 Class Committee meetings  
December 14-18
Parent Training Conference
Indianapolis, IN		  
December 15
 Policy Committee meeting  
December 18
 Grandparents/Caregivers Support  
December 18-19
 Gift Giving for children  
December 23, 2008 Early Release-Children ONLY  
December 24, 2008
January 2, 2009		 Winter Holiday-Program Closed  
 
St. Francis Xavier Headstart
1427 N. Caroline Street Baltimore, MD 21213
410-685-7288